Patents by Inventor Marci Ann Surpin

Marci Ann Surpin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240108009
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an agricultural mixture comprising 1-amino-1-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid, a hydrate thereof, a polymorph thereof or a salt thereof and jasmonic acid. The present invention is further directed to a method of enhancing apple coloration comprising applying a mixture of the present invention to apples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Kimberly Ann Falco, Steve McArtney, Peter D. Petracek, Franklin Paul Silverman, Marci Ann Surpin, Derek D Woolard
  • Publication number: 20240108002
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an agricultural mixture comprising 1-amino-1-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid, a hydrate thereof, a polymorph thereof or a salt thereof and prohydrojasmon. The present invention is further directed to a method of enhancing apple coloration comprising applying a mixture of the present invention to apples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Kimberly Ann Falco, Steve McArtney, Peter D. Petracek, Franklin Paul Silverman, Marci Ann Surpin, Derek D. Woolard
  • Publication number: 20240108010
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an agricultural mixture comprising 1-amino-1-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid, a hydrate thereof, a polymorph thereof or a salt thereof and methyl jasmonate. The present invention is further directed to a method of enhancing apple coloration comprising applying a mixture of the present invention to apples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Kimberly Ann Falco, Steve McArtney, Peter D. Petracek, Franklin Paul Silverman, Marci Ann Surpin, Derek D. Woolard
  • Patent number: 11882836
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 1-amino-1-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid (ACC) mixtures. The present invention further relates to methods of promoting or synchronizing bud break in woody perennial plants by applying ACC mixtures and nitrogen containing fertilizer at a ratio from about 1:8.5 to about 1:510 of the present invention. The present invention further relates to methods of promoting plant growth in woody perennial plants by applying ACC mixtures and nitrogen containing fertilizer at a ratio from about 1:8.5 to about 1:510 of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: VALENT BIOSCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: Marci Ann Surpin, Robert Fritts, Jr., Derek Woolard, Franklin Paul Silverman
  • Patent number: 11317626
    Abstract: The present invention relates to forchlorfenuron mixtures. The present invention further relates to methods of promoting or synchronizing bud break in woody perennial plants by applying forchlorfenuron mixtures of the present invention. The present invention further relates to methods of promoting plant growth in woody perennial plants by applying forchlorfenuron mixtures of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: VALENT BIOSCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: Franklin Paul Silverman, Robert Erwin Fritts, Jr., Derek D. Woolard, Marci Ann Surpin, Steve McArtney
  • Publication number: 20210400978
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 1-amino-1-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid (ACC) mixtures. The present invention further relates to methods of promoting or synchronizing bud break in woody perennial plants by applying ACC mixtures of the present invention. The present invention further relates to methods of promoting plant growth in woody perennial plants by applying ACC mixtures of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Marci Ann Surpin, Robert Fritts, JR., Derek Woolard, Franklin Paul Silverman
  • Publication number: 20190261629
    Abstract: The present invention relates to forchlorfenuron mixtures. The present invention further relates to methods of promoting or synchronizing bud break in woody perennial plants by applying forchlorfenuron mixtures of the present invention. The present invention further relates to methods of promoting plant growth in woody perennial plants by applying forchlorfenuron mixtures of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Franklin Paul Silverman, Robert Erwin Fritts, JR., Derek D. Woolard, Marci Ann Surpin, Steve McArtney
  • Patent number: 10098347
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of improving plant growth by applying an effective amount of (S)-abscisic acid and glycine betaine to the plant. The present invention is further directed to methods of improving stress tolerance in a plant by applying an effective amount of (S)-abscisic acid and glycine betaine to the plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: VALENT BIOSCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: Franklin Paul Silverman, Marci Ann Surpin, Derek D. Woolard
  • Publication number: 20170318807
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of improving plant growth by applying an effective amount of (S)-abscisic acid and glycine betaine to the plant. The present invention is further directed to methods of improving stress tolerance in a plant by applying an effective amount of (S)-abscisic acid and glycine betaine to the plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Franklin Paul Silverman, Marci Ann Surpin, Derek D. Woolard
  • Patent number: 9447015
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel class of (S)-2?-vinyl-substituted-abscisic acid derivatives, and to methods of synthesizing and using the derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Valent BioSciences Corporation
    Inventors: Gary T. Wang, Daniel F. Heiman, Gregory D. Venburg, Joseph Lustig, Marci Ann Surpin, Robert Erwin Fritts, Jr., Franklin Paul Silverman, Derek D. Woolard